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[coloradodem2005]

From Wil Wheaton's blog.

I hate unsolicited e-mail, of any kind. Period. I don't care about whatever alleged virus warning you heard about from your aunt's neighbor's secretary, or the kid who just wants to get ten thousand e-mails before he dies from cancer. And I've already collected my $5000 from Walt Disney, Jr. and Bill Gates, thank you.

I'm also not very impressed with the Mainstream Corporate Media, who are thoroughly obsessed with that fucking Runaway Bride, or the incredibly stupid Michael Jackson trial, but can't seem to find space or time to cover the Downing Street Memo and ignore the whole Jeff Gannon / James Guckert story. Why do you think so many Americans are turning to the BBC or Guardian UK for news about our country? It's not because we hope to catch the latest cricket scores between stories; it's because the Mainstream Corporate Media in America is a miserable failure.

Sorry you had to endure that rant. It's important for context, because these two things that I can't stand intersected tonight, when I got spammed by the Wall Street Journal with a "Dear Blogger:" letter.

Dear Blogger:

Check out today's free features from The Wall Street Journal:

A buyer's guide to the next-generation of videogame consoles.

More companies are monitoring their workers' online activities. But not very many monitor the boss's.


Plus, WSJ.com now offers an RSS feed of our free content with a 30-day archive:
http://online.wsj.com/xml/rss/0,,3_7077,00.xml



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